In the center of Longtou Town, a big bell was rung, and the sound quickly spread throughout Longtou Town. Suddenly, everyone in the originally bustling Longtou Town who heard the sound began to act quickly.
The women quickly hid their children, while the men quickly returned to their homes, took out their bows, arrows and swords, put on their armor, and quickly came to the city wall outside Longtou Town.
Outside Longtou Town, there were people riding horses hurriedly to tell each other. Soon the people who were busy in the fields quickly found their horses and hurried back towards Longtou Town.
"Liu DaDa, Liu DaDa, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Liu Mazi hurried to Liu Dadan's side on horseback and shouted loudly.
The sound of the steam cultivator was so loud that Liu Dadan, who was controlling the steam cultivator, would not be able to hear it unless he got closer.
"What?"
Liu boldly stopped the steam cultivator and asked.
"Enemy attack!"
"Go back quickly!"
Liu Mazi roared again.
"Enemy attack?"
When Liu boldly heard this, he quickly turned off the steam cultivator, then hurriedly found the horses grazing leisurely on the side, and hurriedly rode back to Longtou Town.
As the alarm sounded, the formerly busy Longtou Town was suddenly filled with a thick smell of gunpowder smoke, and a large number of people hurriedly returned to Longtou Town from all directions.
On the city wall outside Longtou Town, Liu Rong, who only had his right hand left, was wearing armor, wearing a medal of bravery on his chest, holding a musket, standing in front of the artillery on the city wall, and said with a curse: "The bastards of the Kazakh Khanate are again
Tired of living, you actually dare to attack my Ming Dynasty’s Longtou Town again.”
"Mayor, how many people do you think will come this time?"
Someone beside Liu Rong said with a smile.
Liu Rong used to be a member of the Western Expeditionary Army. He killed the enemy heroically, was injured himself, lost his left hand, and won the Medal of Valor. He then retired honorably.
The Ming Dynasty now implements a compulsory military service system. Retired soldiers are arranged by the court, and soldiers with meritorious services are treated kindly.
Liu Rong, who received the Medal of Valor, became the mayor of Longtou Town. The official position of mayor was also a separate official position set up by Liu Jin in the Western Regions and Hezhong areas.
According to the policy of registering households into corps, there is one corps for every ten thousand people, and each corps is a town. The highest official in a town is the mayor, and then every ten towns set up a county with a county magistrate, county magistrate, etc.
Delegated official.
The town mayor is considered to be one level lower than the county magistrate, but with the same rating as the county magistrate, he can be regarded as an official from the seventh or eighth grade.
Liu Rong made meritorious service and retired due to injury. Not only did he receive a large number of rewards, but he was also arranged to be the mayor of this leading town. Liu Jin also took great pains to make such an arrangement.
The Western Regions and the Hezhong area are far away from the Ming Dynasty. The Han people here are sparse and the folk customs are fierce. It is necessary to cultivate the martial spirit of the immigrants. At the same time, the immigrants must be effectively organized and armed so that they can protect themselves against enemies from all directions.
Own.
There are these retired soldiers who serve as town mayors and the like. They are responsible for organizing the residents of a town and leading them to resist. Naturally, they are much stronger than ordinary people.
"No matter how many they come, we will accept them all."
"Tell everyone, after you have eaten and drank enough, you will kill the enemies with all your strength later. The more you kill, the more rewards you will get."
Liu Rong said very confidently.
For immigrants from the Western Regions, Liu Jin provided a lot of arrangements and support, and specifically applied for a special permission from the imperial court, which allowed immigrants from the Western Regions and Hezhong areas to possess and use weapons.
Although these weapons are limited, they are limited to cold weapons, that is, swords, armor, bows and arrows. As for muskets and artillery, each town is only equipped with 500 muskets and 50 artillery. These muskets and artillery must be received regularly.
The inspection of the imperial garrison also has strict procedures for every use. The computer version is the fastest updated::/
But in general, compared to other areas, such as the Western Region and the Hezhong area, the imperial court has much less restrictions here. It hopes that the immigrants here can be tough so that they will not be bullied.
"Yes~"
Hearing Liu Rong's voice, the people around him immediately shouted.
Many of them are soldiers who have retired from the army. In last year's World War, there were too many people who made meritorious service. Among the rewards from the court, there are land, cattle, sheep and horses, and beauties from the Western Regions. Many people simply stay here.
settle.
"Brothers, we are all retired from the army. We are the leaders and pillars of Longtou Town. These five hundred muskets are also in our hands, and we also control these artillery."
"When the enemy comes later, we must set an example for the whole town and kill the enemy ruthlessly."
Liu Rong kept inspecting the top of the city. When he came to the musketeers, he loudly said to the members of the musketeers.
"yes!"
The members of the Musketeers were basically composed of retired military personnel, and all of them saluted in unison.
Seeing this scene, the initially flustered crowd on the city wall immediately calmed down. Liu Dadan, who had just climbed onto the city wall, nervously tightened the spear in his hand.
He has always been an honest farmer. How could he not be nervous when he picked up a knife and a gun to risk his life? His palms were sweaty, but when he saw Liu Rong and others, he became calmer again.
Time passed slowly, and people outside Longtou Town also quickly returned to Longtou Town. The city gate was quickly sealed, and the entire Longtou Town was like an iron barrel, quietly waiting for the enemy's arrival.
"Come on~ come on~"
He didn't know he was shouting, and everyone looked in the same direction.
There was billowing smoke and dust directly on the ground, and the rumble of horse hooves came from far away. Soon, a huge cavalry team was rushing towards Longtou Town.
"Haha, he is indeed a bastard from the Kazakh Khanate."
"It seems that we didn't kill them last winter, and now they dare to invade our Ming Dynasty."
When someone saw these cavalry, they immediately laughed happily.
The cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate are known as a people on horseback, but they don't take it seriously. Last winter, some of them followed the Australian Duke Yang Yun and killed the Kazakh Khanate people on their backs. The fastest updated mobile version
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In the duel between cavalry and cavalry, the Ming cavalry defeated the cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate.
"Tsk, tsk, we are short of war horses recently. I didn't expect these people to send us war horses. Brothers, please aim more carefully later. Those war horses are precious, so don't get hurt."
Liu Rong took a telescope and looked carefully at the five thousand Kazakh Khanate cavalry rushing in front of him, and said to the people around him with a smile.
"Don't worry, mayor!"
"Mayor, what do you think of the war horse the leader is riding?"
"Wait a minute and watch me kill him with one shot and give you his horse."
"The war horse is just so-so."
Liu Rong and others were chatting very relaxedly and comfortably.
Last winter, he fought continuously in the Western Regions. He was invincible and conquered every battle. He was victorious in every battle and was invincible. He almost swept away all the large and small tribes and khanates in the Western Regions and Central Asia.
Not only did they defeat the Mongols, but they also defeated the Kazakhs, Turks, Uighurs, etc., letting everyone know how powerful the Ming army was.
It also developed their strong self-confidence. The Kazakh cavalry is not terrible. They can beat them casually.
"Tell the ladies at home to quickly light up the fire and cook. When everyone is full, they can kill the enemy."
Liu Rong shouted loudly while patrolling the city wall.
"Haha, everyone knows!"
Everyone immediately responded with a smile.
In fact, there is no need for Liu Rong to ask, in every household in Longtou Town, the women in the house are cooking. Rice from Nanyang, white noodles from Liaodong, salted fish from Tianjin, mutton from the Western Regions and Hezhong areas, the entire Longtou Town is full of rice.
Waves of fragrance wafted around.
"Bold, bold, it's time to eat!"
Liu DaDa was looking at the enemy troops outside the city when a breathless voice came out. His Ming dialect was a bit awkward and not very standard.
When Liu DaBang heard this, he quickly looked over and saw that the person who came was none other than Liu Mina, Liu DaBang's wife, a woman from the Western Regions. If we use the aesthetic standards of later generations, she was definitely a beauty.
He is tall, has a good face, and fair skin. The key is a high nose, deep eyes, and blue eyes. However, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty people of this era, this is seriously inconsistent with the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty people.
But Liu Daring had no choice. Like many immigrants who moved to the Western Regions, they all married local women. It didn't cost anything. Because of last winter's war, too many men here in the Western Regions died, and there were too many women.
A young man, coupled with his status as a Ming Dynasty citizen and the land, cattle, sheep and horses awarded by the court after immigrating here, can easily find a wife.
"Slow down~"
Liu boldly saw Liu Mina bringing him food with a big belly, and quickly went up to greet her.
"It's okay. This little thing doesn't matter. What matters is that you have eaten enough and killed the enemy."
Liu Mina said nonchalantly that women in the Western Regions are not so pretentious. In places like the Western Regions, men are either at war or preparing for war, so women are basically doing everything at home, and they are far less delicate than women from the Central Plains.
"I know, I know, go back and hide quickly, don't run around."
Liu boldly took the rice and hurriedly started eating, giving instructions while eating.
It was not easy to marry a daughter-in-law. Liu Dadan loved his mother-in-law very much. Although she was a woman from the Western Regions, she was good at giving birth. In just half a year, she was already pregnant. In a few months, she would be pregnant.
He is going to be a father.
At this time, almost everyone on the city wall was similar to Liu Dadan. The mother-in-law at home brought food to them. Everyone ate in a hurry and looked outside from time to time to see if the enemy was about to attack the city.